GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |